2017/2117(INI) | [ParlTrack]

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)

- having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 15 November 2017 on an Action Plan for nature, people and the economy,

Amendment 10 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas sheep- and goat-farming are low-profit-making sectors, with incomes that are among the weakest in the EU, chiefly as a result of high operating and regulatory costs, heavy administrative burdens, sometimes exceeding sales prices, causing many farmers to leave the sectors;

Amendment 100 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital N

N. whereas the electronic identification system for sheep and goats is an efficient way of ensuring the traceability of animals, but is technically unsuitable for a lot of farms, particularly smaller farms with limited equipment which can maintain a paper-based identification system equally able to guarantee an efficient method of ensuring traceability and whereas losing eartags or inadvertently failing to scan them properly can give rise to penalties that are sometimes disproportionate;

Amendment 101 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital N

N. whereas the electronic identification system for sheep and goats is an efficient way of ensuring the traceability of animals, but it is technically unsuitable for many herds, particularly for small producers with more limited technical capacities and losing eartags or inadvertently failing to scan them ~~can~~ gives rise to penalties that are sometimes disproportionate;

Amendment 102 #

Eric ANDRIEU, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Marc TARABELLA, Momchil NEKOV

Motion for a resolution
Recital N

N. whereas the electronic identification system for sheep and goats is an efficient way of ensuring the traceability of animals, but it is technically unsuitable for many herds, particularly small herds and those where technical capacity is limited, and losing eartags or inadvertently failing to scan them can give rise to penalties that are sometimes disproportionate;

Amendment 103 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital N

N. whereas the electronic identification system for sheep and goats is an efficient way of ensuring the traceability of animals, but losing eartags or inadvertently failing to scan them can give rise to penalties that are sometimes disproportionate; whereas farmers also experience difficulties in implementing the current rules for identification in the case of kids;

Amendment 104 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital N a (new)

Na. whereas recent outbreaks of animal diseases have shown that an outbreak in one Member State can constitute a threat to the entire European agricultural market; whereas adequate interventions are necessary to prevent cross-border outbreaks of animal diseases and reduce the impact of antibiotic resistance;

Amendment 105 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital N a (new)

Na. whereas sheep- and goat-farmers have to cope with a great deal of bureaucracy and administrative burdens arising not only from the CAP but also from other EU rules such as those relating to the treatment of animal by- products not intended for human consumption;

Amendment 106 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital N b (new)

Nb. whereas the European One Health Action Plan against Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) observes that immunisation through vaccination is a cost-effective public health intervention in efforts to combat antimicrobial resistance1 a; _________________ 1aEuropean Commission (29, June 2017), A European One Health Action Plan against Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), p. 10.

Amendment 107 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital N c (new)

Nc. whereas in the Action Plan the $c announces provide incentives to increase the uptake of diagnostics, antimicrobial alternatives and vaccines1 a; _________________ 1aEuropean Commission (29, June 2017), A European One Health Action Plan against Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), p. 10.

Amendment 108 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital N d (new)

Nd. whereas the relatively higher costs of diagnosis, antimicrobial alternatives and vaccination in comparison with widely used antibiotics are an obstacle to achieving a higher rate of vaccination, as aspired to by the Action Plan1 a; _________________ 1a A European One Health Action Plan against Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), p. 15.

Amendment 109 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital N e (new)

Ne. whereas various Member States regard vaccination of sheep and goats as an important measure both to prevent outbreaks of cross-border animal diseases and to limit the risk of further infection, and have introduced it, including in case of infections by Coxiella burnettii, Clostridium perfringens, Pasteurella multocida, Fusobacterium necrophorum, Bacteroides nodosus, and other bacterial and viral diseases;

Amendment 11 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas sheep- and goat-farming are very low-profit-making sectors, with incomes that are among the weakest in the EU, chiefly as a result of high operating and regulatory costs, sometimes exceeding sales prices, causing many farmers to leave the sectors with increasing frequency, especially in the Eastern European countries;

Amendment 110 #

Momchil NEKOV, Viorica DĂNCILĂ

Motion for a resolution
Recital O

O. whereas the sheep- and goatmeat market is highly fragmented and there is little transparency in the reporting of market prices; whereas imbalances in the food chain aggravate the vulnerability of these sectors, regrets that thus far the Commission has failed to take the necessary regulatory action called for by the Parliament;

Amendment 111 #

Herbert DORFMANN

Motion for a resolution
Recital O a (new)

Oa. Points out that, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 999/2001, the scrapie plan has led to a 100% reduction in breeding stock exchange, and that for small, indigenous breeds, scrapie genotyping has resulted in a fall of up to 50% in the number of male breeding animals;

Amendment 112 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital O a (new)

Oa. whereas sheep and goats provide for a wide range of products such as meat, dairy and wool production, but they are widely used and have a vital role also in some cultural traditions such as the kukeri in Bulgaria and capra in Romania, among others;

Amendment 113 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital O a (new)

Oa. whereas there is a growing market in many Member States of the European Union for local agricultural products, meeting consumer demand for transparency and quality;

Amendment 114 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital O a (new)

Oa. whereas there is a growing market in many Member States of the European Union for locally produced and marketed agricultural products, meeting consumer demand for transparency and quality;

Amendment 115 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital O a (new)

Oa. whereas there is a growing market in many EU countries for local agricultural products, in response to the demand for transparency and quality voiced by consumers;

Amendment 116 #

Hannu TAKKULA

Motion for a resolution
Recital O a (new)

Oa. whereas it exists growing market, in many European Union countries, for proximity agricultural products, responding to consumers’ demand for transparency and quality;

Amendment 117 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital O a (new)

Oa. whereas in many European Union countries there is a growing market for local agricultural products and organic food;

Amendment 118 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital O b (new)

Ob. whereas the restructuring of the slaughtering industry, the measures applied as a consequence of the ‘mad cow’ crisis and the hygiene and health package, among others, have led in many countries to the disappearance of numerous instruments that are necessary for the survival of direct local sales, and to an increase in slaughtering costs;

Amendment 119 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital O b (new)

Ob. whereas the restructuring of the slaughtering sector in many countries of the European Union has led to the disappearance of many tools necessary for the sustainability of local value chains;

Amendment 12 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas sheep- and goat-farming are low-profit-making sectors, particularly so in peripheral areas, with incomes that are among the weakest in the EU, chiefly as a result of high operating and regulatory costs, sometimes exceeding sales prices, causing many farmers to leave the sectors;

Amendment 120 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital O b (new)

Ob. whereas the restructuring of the slaughter industry has in many Member States of the European Union led to the disappearance of many instruments necessary for ensuring the sustainability of local supply chains;

Amendment 121 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital O b (new)

Ob. whereas the restructuring of the slaughter industry has led to the disappearance of many instruments necessary for ensuring the sustainability of local supply chains;

Amendment 122 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital O b (new)

Ob. whereas sheep- and goat-meat products often lack the end-product variety as compared to other types of meat, which makes them less attractive and subsequently less sought after by the consumers;

Amendment 123 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital O c (new)

Oc. whereas sheep and goat breeders often lack the necessary marketing and sales skills necessary for placing their products on the market in an attractive manner;

Amendment 124 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital O d (new)

Od. whereas some member states still lack legislation allowing the use of raw milk for production of dairy products, which are scientifically proven by laboratory tests to be safe for human consumption;

Amendment 125 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital O e (new)

Oe. whereas the member states can implement the optional quality term “mountain product” as foreseen in Regulation 1151/2012 and further developed in Delegated Regulation 665/2014 as a tool of giving better visibility to products of sheep and goat husbandry originating in mountain regions;

Amendment 126 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital O f (new)

Of. whereas the EU quality schemes, and particularly the PGI and PDO, provide tools for giving more visibility and thus higher chances for market realisation of products of sheep and goat husbandry;

Amendment 127 #

Og. whereas there is lack of transfer of knowledge between generations, which causes an obstacle for the smooth functioning of the two sectors;

Amendment 128 #

Hilde VAUTMANS, Jan HUITEMA, Ulrike MÜLLER

Motion for a resolution
Recital O h (new)

Oh. whereas some member states lack structural policies for the development of either or both sectors, which is an obstacle for their development; whereas such policies could include recommendations for various stages such as breeding (breed selection, ram production etc.), as well as market realisation;

Amendment 129 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Endorses the majority of the recommendations published by the 2016 EU Sheepmeat Forum, held under the aegis of the Commission~~, in particular the need to compensate the sector for the environmental role it plays~~; takes the view that these recommendations are equally valid for the sectors of goatmeat and ewe’s and goat’s milk products;

Amendment 13 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas sheep- and goat-farming are low-profit-making sectors, with incomes that are among the ~~weak~~lowest in the EU, chiefly as a result of high operating and regulatory costs, sometimes exceeding sales prices, causing many farmers to leave the sectors;

Amendment 130 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Endorses the recommendations published by the 2016 EU Sheepmeat Forum, held under the aegis of the Commission, in particular the need to ~~compensate the sector for the environmental role it plays~~establish an environmental payment in recognition of the role played by the sheep and goat sectors as regards land improvement, biodiversity, ecosystems, maintenance of the countryside, the environment and employment; takes the view that these recommendations are equally valid for the sectors of goatmeat and ewe’s and goat’s milk products;

Amendment 131 #

Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Gabriel MATO, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Endorses the recommendations published by the 2016 EU Sheepmeat Forum, held under the aegis of the Commission, in particular the need to compensate the sector for the environmental role it plays, especially where it is based on grazing; takes the view that these recommendations are equally valid for the sectors of goatmeat and ewe’s and goat’s milk products;

Amendment 132 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

Amendment 133 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Endorses the recommendations published by the 2016 EU Sheepmeat Forum, held under the aegis of the Commission, in particular the need to compensate the sector for the environmental role it plays by meaningful payments in Pillar I; takes the view that these recommendations are equally valid for the sectors of goatmeat and ewe’s and goat’s milk products;

Amendment 134 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Calls on the Commission to acknowledge the important role played by sheep and goat farming as regards the environment, notably the preservation of sensitive ecosystems, the beauty of the landscape, water quality as well as preventing climate change, erosion, flooding, avalanches and forest fires;

Amendment 135 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Highlights that additional funding is required to support the environmental role that the sector plays;

Amendment 136 #

Hilde VAUTMANS, Jan HUITEMA, Ulrike MÜLLER, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ

Amendment 137 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Commission to step up support for innovationve production methods and technologies with the aim to strength sheep sector’s competitiveness and the promotion of sheep- and goatmeat in the internal market, emphasising not only traditional products, but also newer cuts ~~marketed to younger consumers~~in order to offer products that correspond to consumer expectations and market demand;

Amendment 138 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Commission to step up support for research, innovation and the promotion of sheep- and goatmeat, principally in the internal ~~market, emphasising not only traditional products, but also newer cuts marketed to younger consumer~~market, through the launching of a new communication and promotion programme for sheep- and goatmeat, emphasising not only traditional products, but also newer cuts marketed to younger consumers and to encourage more regular consumption by publicising cooking and preparation methods suited to new consumer habits;

Amendment 139 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Commission to step up support for innovation and the promotion of sheep- and goatmeat, as well as wool, in the internal market, emphasising not only traditional products, but also newer cuts marketed to younger consumers;

Amendment 14 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas sheep- and goat-breeding in Europe have seasonality, unlike some other regions of the world, which can maintain full-cycle breeding and production all year long;

Amendment 140 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Commission to step up support for innovation and the promotion of sheep- and goatmeat in the internal market, emphasising not only traditional products, but also newer cuts marketed to younger consumers; to counteract the idea that lamb is difficult to cook and goes against the current trend of avoiding red meat;

Amendment 141 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

Amendment 142 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Commission to step up support for innovation and the promotion of sheep- and goatmeat, which are known to be highly nutritional, in the internal market, emphasising not only traditional products, but also newer cuts marketed to younger consumers;

Amendment 143 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Commission to step up support for innovation and the promotion of sheep- and goatmeat and dairy products in the internal market, emphasising not only traditional products, but also newer cuts marketed to younger consumers;

Amendment 144 #

Eric ANDRIEU, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Marc TARABELLA, Momchil NEKOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Stresses that, although a large proportion of sheep and goats are reared in extensive farming conditions, such as on pastureland, significant concerns exist regarding animal welfare in intensive goat and sheep farming;

Amendment 145 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)

Invites the Commission to create the conditions for the development of ewe’s and goat’s milk sector, allowing for the greatest possible added value in farms, by means of high quality policies favouring the production of milk products in farms, marketed primarily through short or local supply chains; in this connection, it is important that the Commission ensure better implementation of hygiene rules in all the Member States, notably using the ‘Guide for Good Hygiene Practices in artisanal cheese production’ drawn up by farmers from FACE in collaboration with the Commission;

Amendment 146 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Urges the Commission to create specific lines of support to promote short distribution and marketing circuits with a view to the recovery of traditional local markets and direct sales; takes the view that this type of marketing, like direct sales to the final consumer, makes it possible to reduce the carbon footprint and improve traceability systems thanks to a greater degree of transparency and a stronger link between the farmer and the final consumer;

Amendment 147 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Calls on the Commission to promote the quality of products exported by the European Union, notably through strict sanitary standards and traceability, which guarantee sheep- and goatmeat of a higher quality than that exported by New Zealand and Australia; this European particularity in the area of quality being something that should be promoted in order to encourage the consumption of European sheep- and goatmeat;

Amendment 148 #

Herbert DORFMANN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Stresses the importance of native sheep and goat breeds for the grazing of the Alpine region, which is unusable by other kinds of animals; calls on the Commission to take measures to step up support for the keeping of these sheep and goat breeds;

Amendment 149 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Underlines that the most effective and sustainable means of helping the sector lie in developing the market, communicating with consumers, highlighting the nutritional and health benefits of the products concerned and boosting consumption;

Amendment 15 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas the average age of sheep and goat farmers is increasing, which leaves the sector vulnerable to a lack of skills and knowledge in the future;

Amendment 150 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Calls on the Commission to set up an online platform focused on sheep and goat sectors with main purpose of exchange of good practices and data about the sectors from the member states;

Amendment 151 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Calls in particular for the intensification of campaigns to promote the consumption of sheep and goat products due to their nutritional qualities and their contribution to consumer health;

Amendment 152 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to give a higher profile to the essential role played by sheep farming in terms of contributing to the economy and the sustainability of areas that face the most difficulties and in terms of managing the countryside and, as a priority, to make it easier for young farmers to start up in that sector;

Amendment 153 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Stresses that mutilations, lameness, transport problems and diseases caused by communicable diseases are the main problems affecting the welfare of sheep;

Amendment 154 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 c (new)

2c. Stresses that sheep and lambs are routinely taken on long journeys where rest, food and water requirements are not complied with, in breach of EU legislation on animal transport;

Amendment 155 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 d (new)

2d. Calls on the Commission, in emulation of the existing EU minimum standards for the protection of pigs, calves, laying hens and broiler chickens, as well as the general Council Directive for the protection of animals kept for farming purposes, to review and improve the welfare of sheep and goats by drawing up specific EU minimum standards for the protection of sheep and goats;

Amendment 156 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 e (new)

2e. Notes that protection of public health should not depend on the region in which a person resides or stays; calls on the Commission, therefore, pending the outcome of additional research into the health risks to which goat farmers and their neighbours are exposed, to extend the existing moratorium on the construction and expansion of goat stalls in parts of the Netherlands to European level;

Amendment 157 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 f (new)

2f. Notes that outbreaks of animal diseases have disastrous consequences for the welfare of animals, farmers and local residents; stresses that human and animal health must prevail at all times and that a drastic reduction of intensive livestock farming is necessary for that purpose;

Amendment 158 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 g (new)

2g. Expresses its concerns regarding the situation of male kids on farms where goats are kept for milking; stresses that the number of male kids that suffer from very poor health, or even die, is unacceptably high;

Amendment 159 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 h (new)

2h. Underlines that the decrease in consumption of meat, mainly meat produced in intensive livestock farming, will make a positive contribution to the environment and public health and is a key factor in the fight against climate change;

Amendment 16 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)

Ab. whereas both sectors have potential for creating and preserving employment in disadvantages areas, such as remote and mountain regions;

Amendment 160 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 i (new)

2i. Calls on the Commission, therefore, to make it compulsory to allow sheep and goats to graze;

Amendment 161 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 j (new)

2j. Calls on the Commission to implement and enforce the relevant EU law, in particular Council Directive 1/2005/EC of 22 December 2004 on the protection of animals during transport; in this context, considers it necessary to comply with the judgment of the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg in which it ruled that protection of animal welfare does not cease at the EU’s external borders and that transporters of animals being exported from the European Union must therefore comply with EU animal welfare rules, including outside the EU;

Amendment 162 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 k (new)

2k. Calls on the Commission to draw up a plan to prevent disease and mortality among male kids based on the intrinsic value of the animal and prioritising both the welfare of male kids and that of goats;

Amendment 163 #

Hilde VAUTMANS, Jan HUITEMA, Ulrike MÜLLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Commends the Commission on its intention to set up a dedicated budget line for those products in the next promotion campaigns co-financed by the Union, and advocates the need to include wool among the beneficiary products;deleted

Amendment 164 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Commends the Commission on its intention to set up a dedicated budget line for those products in the next promotion campaigns co-financed by the Union~~, and advocates the need to include wool among the beneficiary products~~;

Amendment 165 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. ~~Commend~~Notes the Commission ~~on it~~’s intention to set up a dedicated budget line for those products in the next promotion campaigns co-financed by the Union, and advocates the need to ~~include wool among the beneficiary products~~prioritise action to promote the consumption of sheep and goat meat and milk products from sustainable, organic and small-scale production; calls for wool to be included among the beneficiary products, making it compulsory to be in possession of the animal by-product traceability certificate in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 on animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption, in order to be eligible for coupled aid for sheep;

Amendment 166 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Commends the Commission on its intention to set up a dedicated budget line for those products in the next promotion campaigns co-financed by the Union, ~~and advocates the need to include wool among the beneficiary product~~welcomes it together with the other information activities initiated by the Commission in the CAP field, and advocates the need to include wool among the beneficiary products in order to fully exploit the project in terms of acceptance and implementation for end users;

Amendment 167 #

Eric ANDRIEU, Jean-Paul DENANOT, José BOVÉ, Marc TARABELLA, Momchil NEKOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

Amendment 168 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

Amendment 169 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

Amendment 17 #

Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Gabriel MATO, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO

Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)

Ac. whereas the sheep breeders experience difficulties in finding qualified or sometimes even unskilled labour force;

Amendment 170 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

Amendment 171 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. highlights the need for promotional campaigns that aim to increase consumption of sheep meat and goat meat throughout the EU receive sufficient funding; stresses the importance of EU quality logos such as PGI to support Europe’s rural regions and traditional high quality products; calls for an in-depth study of market outlets for wool to provide greater economic returns to producers;

Amendment 172 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to devote more attention to the wool production and processing sector by supporting the implementation of programmes for information and exchanges of good practices between those involved in the wool processing chain;

Amendment 173 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Urges the Commission to look into the possibility of making exceptions for wool when applying Regulation 1069/2009 and Regulation 142/2011 on the treatment of animal by-products, since this is a product that is not intended for human consumption;

Amendment 174 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Calls on the Commission to coordinate promotional campaigns for PGI (Protected Geographical Indication) and PDO (Protected Designation of Origin) sheep-meat and goat-meat products, and to target the Member States concerned in order to maximise consumption;

Amendment 175 #

3a. Calls on the Commission to provide special support for the implementation of wool processing programmes and measures to promote exchanges of good practice between those involved in this sector in the Member States;

Amendment 176 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Urges the Commission and Member States to promote the inclusion of locally and organically produced sheep and goat meat and milk products in public canteens;

Amendment 177 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Calls on the Commission to qualify wool as an agricultural product under Annex I of the TFEU;

Amendment 178 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Urges the Commission and Member States to reduce the minimum requirements for the receipt of coupled aid for sheep, since the obligation to demonstrate a rate of 60% for exit movements of lambs to the slaughterhouse by means of a transport document for the journey to the slaughterhouse does not tally with the need to rebreed in order to establish breeding ewes in the flock; takes the view that this circumstance particularly affects the integration of young people and new entrants to the farming industry, as well as the establishment of native breed flocks; notes that such a measure would also help to curb the introduction into the flock of animals from other flocks, which would lead to a reduction in health problems;

Amendment 179 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to initiate programmes to encourage producers to set up producer and marketing groups, engage in direct marketing and to produce and label special qualities of sheep-meat and goat- meat products and sheep-milk and goat- milk products (for example organic products or regional specialities);

Amendment 18 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A d (new)

Ad. whereas both sectors have the potential of reversing this trend through investment in closed production circuits, which keep the added value in the same region;

Amendment 180 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Calls on the Commission to ease the administrative requirements for opening small goat’s and sheep’s cheese- making ventures on the farm itself, enabling farmers to boost the added value of their farm;

Amendment 181 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Supports maintaining or, where possible, increasing coupled aid for sheep- and goat-farming in the forthcoming reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), with a view to arresting the drain of farmers from these sectors in the EU, in view of the high rate of dependence of sheep- and goat-farmers on direct payments;deleted

Amendment 182 #

Hilde VAUTMANS, Ulrike MÜLLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

Amendment 183 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Supports maintaining or, where possible, increasing coupled aid for sheep- and goat-farming in the forthcoming reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), with a view to arresting the drain of farmers from these sectors in the EU~~, in view of the high rate of dependence of sheep- and goat-farmers on direct payments~~;

Amendment 184 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Supports maintaining ~~or, where possible,~~and calls for an increase ing coupled aid for sheep- and goat-farming in the forthcoming reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), with a view to arresting the drain of farmers from these sectors in the EU, in view of the high rate of dependence of sheep- and goat-farmers on direct payments;

Amendment 185 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Supports maintaining or, where possible, increasing coupled aid for sheep- and goat-farming and the other respective measures targeted at both sectors in the forthcoming reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), with a view to arresting the drain of farmers from these sectors in the EU, in view of the high rate of dependence of sheep- and goat-farmers on direct payments;

Amendment 186 #

Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Gabriel MATO, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Supports maintaining or, where ~~possibl~~appropriate, increasing voluntary coupled aid for sheep- and goat-farming in the forthcoming reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), with a view to arresting the drain of farmers from these sectors in the EU, in view of the high rate of dependence of sheep- and goat-farmers on direct payments;

Amendment 187 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Supports maintaining or, where possible, increasing coupled aid for sheep- and goat-farming in the forthcoming reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), including differentiated subsidies for grazing herds, with a view to arresting the drain of farmers from these sectors in the EU, in view of the high rate of dependence of sheep- and goat-farmers on direct payments;

Amendment 188 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Supports maintaining or, where possible, increasing coupled aid for sheep- and goat-farming in the forthcoming reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), with differentiated support for grazing herds, with a view to arresting the drain of farmers from these sectors in the EU, in view of the high rate of dependence of sheep- and goat-farmers on direct payments;

Amendment 189 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Supports convergence of payments in Pillar I, in addition to, maintaining or, where possible, increasing coupled aid for sheep- and goat-farming in the forthcoming reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), with a view to arresting the drain of farmers from these sectors in the EU, in view of the high rate of dependence of sheep- and goat-farmers on direct payments;

Amendment 19 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas there are minimum EU standards for the protection of pigs, calves, laying hens and broiler chickens, as well as the general Council Directive for the protection of animals kept for farming purposes, but there is no specific EU legislation on minimum standards for the protection of sheep and goats;

Amendment 190 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Supports maintaining or, where possible, increasing coupled aid for pasture-based and silvo-pastoral sheep- and goat-farming in the forthcoming reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), with a view to arresting the drain of farmers from these sectors in the EU, in view of the high rate of dependence of sheep- and goat-farmers on direct payments;

Amendment 191 #

Philippe LOISEAU, Edouard FERRAND, Laurenţiu REBEGA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Supports maintaining or, where possible, increasing coupled aid for pasture based sheep- and goat-farming in the forthcoming reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), with a view to arresting the drain of farmers from these sectors in the EU, in view of the high rate of dependence of sheep- and goat-farmers on direct payments;

Amendment 192 #

Georgios EPITIDEIOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Supports ~~maintaining or, where possible,~~ increasing coupled aid for sheep- and goat-farming in the forthcoming reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), with a view to arresting the drain of farmers from these sectors in the EU, in view of the high rate of dependence of sheep- and goat-farmers on direct payments;

Amendment 193 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Supports maintaining or~~, where possible,~~ increasing coupled aid for sheep- and goat-farming in the forthcoming reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), with a view to arresting the drain of farmers from these sectors in the EU, in view of the high rate of dependence of sheep- and goat-farmers on direct payments;

Amendment 194 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to introduce positive action measures to bring about the real integration of women into the sector’s activity; likewise calls for women to be recognised as farmers with equal rights in family farms, ensuring the practical implementation of shared ownership and legal recognition of their entitlement to 50% of the farm’s income;

Amendment 195 #

Norbert ERDŐS, Marijana PETIR, Daniel BUDA, Vladimir URUTCHEV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Underlines that, under the agreement reached in the negotiations on the Omnibus regulation, the voluntary coupled support regime is simplified and clarified with the elimination of references to quantitative limits and to maintaining production and that certain eligibility criteria and the overall budget may be reviewed annually by the Member States;

Amendment 196 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. takes into account the development of subsidies in the sector, which is of the utmost importance to increase efficiency and competitiveness in production, improve product quality and hoist self- sufficiency of EU sheep meat supply - all of which are consistent with EU’s efficiency development and quality improvement objectives;

Amendment 197 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Supports maintaining, through direct payments, support for sheep and goat farmers;

Amendment 198 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Warns that exclusive thresholds adopted by certain Member States constitute a disincentive and that, in the absence of ceilings or as a result of excessively soft ceilings, aid is concentrated on the largest farms;

Amendment 199 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Warns about the problem of the concentration of aid on larger herds, in cases where there is no limit to the receipt of aid or where these limits are very flexible;

Amendment 2 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)

- having regard to Council Directive 98/58/EC of 20 July 1998 concerning the protection of animals kept for farming purposes,

Amendment 20 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas it is impossible to establish and maintain sheep and goat production without guaranteed stable incomes for farmers;

Amendment 200 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. urges the Commission to consider additional tools and instruments, which can help the sectors face crises, meet global challenges and provide for sustainable development for the sectors;

Amendment 201 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Recognizes that these sectors are facing major difficulties in terms of employment and calls on the Commission and the Member States to implement support measures for those involved in sheep and goat breeding;

Amendment 202 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to support the exploitation of the high potential of traditional sheep and goat farming practices through agri- tourism;

Amendment 203 #

Norbert ERDŐS, Marijana PETIR, Daniel BUDA, Vladimir URUTCHEV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Highlights that efforts to increase the consumption of sheep and goat meat are essential if there are measures to increase production in the EU;

Amendment 204 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. suggests, however, to separate the coupled aid between hobby animal breeders having less than 15 animal units (irrespective of whether they have sheep or goats or both) who could be granted lump sum payment and larger livestock keepers who need to receive increased aid to enable them to better target the market and to improve the quality of product;

Amendment 205 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Draws attention to the disincentive that the exclusive thresholds implemented by some Member States represent, as well as the concentration of aid in large herds owing to the absence of maximum ceilings for aid or to overly flexible ceilings;

Amendment 206 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. urges Member States to help sheep and goat farmers so that they may improve their productivity and competitiveness; emphasises that this should be market-driven;

Amendment 207 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. warns that static or falling demand and higher production can lead to lower prices for producers;

Amendment 208 #

Eric ANDRIEU, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Marc TARABELLA, Momchil NEKOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Believes it necessary to offer greater support to young people, via both direct aid and rural development policy, given the high average age of workers in the livestock-raising sectors, exceeding even that in other agricultural professions;deleted

Amendment 209 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Believes it necessary to offer greater support to young people, via both direct aid and rural development policy, which may be supplemented by national financial support and in accordance with national legislation (on inheritance, access to land, taxation, training, social protection, etc.), given the high average age of workers in the livestock-raising sectors, exceeding even that in other sectors of agricultural pro~~fessions;~~ duction;

Amendment 21 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas sheep and goat farming is part of the cultural heritage of many Member States and delivers high quality traditional products;

Amendment 210 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Believes it necessary to offer greater support to young ~~people~~farmers and new entrants, via both direct aid and rural development policy, ~~given~~as the high average age of workers in the livestock-raising sectors, exceeding even that in other agricultural professions, is among the key challenges in keeping rural areas alive and maintaining food security in the Union;

Amendment 211 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Believes it necessary to offer greater support to young ~~people~~farmers to set up, via ~~both~~ direct aid, incentives to set up or take over sheep and goat holdings and rural development policy, given the high average age of workers in the livestock- raising sectors, exceeding even that in other agricultural professions;

Amendment 212 #

Laurenţiu REBEGA, Angelo CIOCCA, Edouard FERRAND, Philippe LOISEAU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

Amendment 213 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Believes it necessary to offer greater support to young people, via both direct aid and rural development policy, given the high average age of workers in the livestock-raising sectors, manifestly exceeding ~~even~~ that in other agricultural professions;

Amendment 214 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure a profitable and sustainable future for sheep-meat and goat-meat and sheep and goat milk production in the EU, to encourage the consumption of such products once more, and to retain and attract young sheep and goat farmers to the sector, and advocates the maintenance of these traditional, eco- friendly farming enterprises with their role in supplying the Community market and in providing a Community supply base of EU sheep and goat farming products;

Amendment 215 #

Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Gabriel MATO, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Considers it vital, in Member States where this type of farming is more common, to set up shepherding schools focusing on transhumance, with the aim of providing an alternative source of employment in livestock farming that will favour generational renewal while at the same time helping to enhance the dignity of and social recognition for the traditional profession of grazing livestock;

Amendment 216 #

5a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to take into consideration the specific problems outlined by organisations representing women employed in this sector, improving their visibility, among other measures, and promoting ownership and co-ownership, as well as the introduction of the necessary family support services;

Amendment 217 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Urges the Commission to regulate animal welfare packages in more detail when they are transposed into national law, in order to make the conditions governing on-farm slaughter more flexible;

Amendment 218 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Points out that the sheep and goat sectors have not experienced major crises and are able to guarantee stable incomes and steady growth;

Amendment 219 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to introduce active public policies to promote mobile slaughter units; to construct local slaughterhouses and cutting plants; and to facilitate home slaughtering or meat cutting;

Amendment 22 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)

Bb. whereas the goatmeat market in Europe is unique in that production is concentrated largely in Greece, Spain and France while consumption is particularly significant in Portugal, Italy and Greece;

Amendment 220 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 c (new)

5c. Urges the Commission and Member States to work on rules that will combine high levels of animal welfare with a reduction in the costs linked to the stages of stripping, bleeding, slaughtering and controlling specific risk material (SRM);

Amendment 221 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Welcomes the agreement reached in negotiations for the Omnibus regulation recognising the specific nature of Mediterranean grasslands, such as dehesa pasturelands, with a view to finding fairer arrangements governing the land eligible for direct payments; advocates authorising grazing in areas of ecological interestStresses that while the Omnibus regulation is a step forward for the recognition of areas, it remains an exception for pastoral areas to be eligible for assistance. Indeed, the Commission still considers that an agricultural area should consist of 50% grass, but this does not reflect the reality of the land. The Commission should recognise the food value of non-herbaceous resources and take into account the presence of resources on which the animals graze, whether woody or not (and not make reference to 50% grass, which does not correspond to the reality of the grazing area);

Amendment 222 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Welcomes the move begun in the last CAP reform and including the agreement reached in negotiations for the Omnibus regulation ~~recognising~~that, in the definition of permanent pasture and grassland, the specific nature of Mediterranean grasslands~~, such as dehesa pasturelands~~ is recognised, with a view to finding fairer arrangements governing the land eligible for direct payments; a~~dvocates autho~~nd redressing the intrinsi~~ng grazing in areas of ecological interest~~c discrimination against rough grazing and silvo-pastoral systems such as dehesa, especially in upland areas;

Amendment 223 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. ~~Welcom~~Notes theat agreement has been reached in negotiations for the Omnibus regulation recognising the specific nature of Mediterranean grasslands, such as dehesa pasturelands~~, with a view to finding fairer arrangements governing the land eligible for direct payments; advocates authorising grazing in areas of ecological interest~~; stresses that grazing should not be permitted in sensitive ecological areas because of the risk of damage in these areas;

Amendment 224 #

Norbert ERDŐS, Daniel BUDA, Vladimir URUTCHEV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

Amendment 225 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

Amendment 226 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

Amendment 227 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

Amendment 228 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. ~~Welcom~~Notes the agreement reached in negotiations for the Omnibus regulation recognising the specific nature of Mediterranean grasslands, such as dehesa pasturelands, with a view to finding fairer arrangements governing the land eligible for direct payments; advocates authorising grazing in areas of ecological interest;

Amendment 229 #

Eric ANDRIEU, Jean-Paul DENANOT, José BOVÉ, Marc TARABELLA, Momchil NEKOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Draws attention to the lack of water in many sheep- and goat-farming regions, particularly those in the Mediterranean area, a situation which will only worsen with global warming; stresses, therefore, the need to ensure better management of water resources through adapted facilities, taking into account the distribution of rainfall over the year and sustainability;

Amendment 23 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)

Bb. whereas consumers are becoming increasingly attentive to the conditions under which animals are kept;

Amendment 230 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Notes that for the category of farms ´´other grazing livestock farms´´, including sheep sector, total public transfers (101%) can slightly exceed farm net income (Matthews,2016, compilation of FADN data).The public support should primarily go to these producers, dependent on public support, considering that they often support high nature value farming and thus provide also values for which market does not exist;

Amendment 231 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Notes however that these improvements are still optional for Member States;

Amendment 232 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Draws attention to the fact that it remains an exception for predominantly woody grazing areas to be eligible, since the Commission continues to take the view that an agricultural area must have more than 50% grass cover, which is not the case for many grazing areas;

Amendment 233 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Calls for the criterion of 50% grass in wooded areas necessary to trigger a direct payment per hectare for farmers to be abandoned in the case of goat and sheep farmers;

Amendment 234 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Recognises the contribution of sheep and goat farming to countryside maintenance across the EU;

Amendment 235 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Calls on the Commission to recognise the food value of non- herbaceous resources by removing the 50% grass cover requirement, which does not tally with the actual grazing conditions in many areas, and calls on it to take into consideration the resources available where animals graze, whether herbaceous or woody;

Amendment 236 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Notes that elsewhere in the Direct payment regulation, Member States are still left free to apply discriminatory reduction coefficients on such land, meaning payments for upland, high biodiversity grazing can be a fraction of lowland, minimal biodiversity grazing;

Amendment 237 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Stresses the importance of this type of grazing land for fire prevention;

Amendment 238 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)

6c. Appreciates the lines of support currently available to promote native breeds and differentiated quality, such as organic certification; stresses the need also to include guarantee marks for lamb and kid meat, both collective and non- collective, as possible beneficiaries of support for differentiated quality, provided that they have been approved by the competent local authority in accordance with its regulations or conditions governing use of the mark;

Amendment 239 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the Commission and Member States to consider measures to improve transparency in the market~~, as well as the possibility of harmonising arrangements on carcasses, and the establishment of a European observatory monitoring the prices and production costs of sheep- and goatmeat~~;

Amendment 24 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)

Bc. whereas the sheep and goats sector as a whole has an interest in ensuring that the keeping of goats and sheep upholds the highest standards in the world with regard to food safety, animal health and welfare and respect for the environment;

Amendment 240 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the Commission and Member States to consider measures to improve transparency in the market~~, as well as the possibility of harmonising arrangements on carcasses, and~~ such as the establishment of a European observatory monitoring the prices and production costs of sheep- and goatmeat;

Amendment 241 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the Commission and Member States to consider measures to improve transparency in the market, as well as the possibility of harmonising arrangements on carcasses, and the establishment of a European observatory monitoring the prices and production costs of sheep- and goatmeat; in that regard, highlights the importance of monitoring margins throughout the food supply chain, including wholesale prices;

Amendment 242 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the Commission and Member States to consider measures to improve transparency in the market, as well as the possibility of harmonising arrangements on carcasses, on condition that this harmonisation does not harm native and local breeds, and the establishment of a European observatory monitoring the prices and production costs of sheep- and goatmeat;

Amendment 243 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the Commission and Member States to consider measures to improve transparency in the market, as well as the possibility of harmonising arrangements on carcasses, without prejudicing the biodiversity ensured by local breeds, and the establishment of a European observatory monitoring the prices and production costs of sheep- and goatmeat;

Amendment 244 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the Commission and Member States to consider measures to improve transparency in the market, as well as the possibility of harmonising ~~arrangements on carcasse~~the channels, without prejudice to the biodiversity brought by local breeds, and the establishment of a European observatory monitoring the prices and production costs of sheep- and goatmeat;

Amendment 245 #

Philippe LOISEAU, Edouard FERRAND, Laurenţiu REBEGA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the Commission and Member States to consider measures to improve transparency in the market, as well as the possibility of harmonising arrangements on carcasses that reflect the real cost of the loss, and the establishment of a European observatory monitoring the prices and production costs of sheep- and goatmeat;

Amendment 246 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the Commission and Member States to consider measures to improve transparency in the market, as well as the ~~possibility of harmonising arrangements on carcasses, and the~~ establishment of a European observatory monitoring the prices and production costs of sheep- and goatmeat;

Amendment 247 #

7. Calls on the Commission and Member States to consider measures to improve transparency in the market, as well as the possibility of harmonising arrangements on carcasses, promoting consumption and the establishment of a European observatory monitoring the prices and production costs of sheep- and goatmeat;

Amendment 248 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Recalls that under Article 149 of Regulation No 1308/2013, producers of sheep’s milk or goat’s milk, grouped in a producer organisation, may conduct joint contractual negotiations on up to 33% of national production and 3.5% of European production; stresses that these thresholds were established primarily for the production of raw cow’s milk and are therefore restrictive and poorly adapted to the production of small ruminants, particularly when farmers wish to organise themselves into associations of local producer organisations or multi- buyer producer organisations or when faced with a large industrial group;

Amendment 249 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Notes that concentration in the slaughterhouse sector is on the rise, and is reflected by the fact that meat processing groups control the whole meat industry chain from live animal to packaged fresh meat, leading not only to longer transport routes for live animals but also to higher costs and lower profitability for producers;

Amendment 25 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B d (new)

Bd. whereas between 2007 and 2011 the biggest Q fever epidemic in the world broke out on goat farms in the Netherlands, during which over 50 000 goats were slaughtered, there were more than 75 deaths, 100 000 people were infected, 478 people were left infected with the live dangerous bacteria Coxiella burnetii (chronic Q fever), 800 to 1 000 people remained afflicted with Q fever fatigue syndrome (QVS) and to this day new patients are continuing to present and people are still dying as a result of the consequences of Q fever;

Amendment 250 #

Daniel BUDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Calls on the Commission to identify support measures for the establishment of slaughter points and the simplification of authorization procedures; calls on the national authorities to ensure producers access to the markets and the establishment of specialised outlets;

Amendment 251 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Calls on the member states to put in place trainings for representatives in the sector on how to valorise the products, so that they can be competitive to other meat and dairy products;

Amendment 252 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. believes a sheep’s age should be estimated by a method approved by the competent authority of the Member State of slaughter, or when a permanent incisor has erupted through the gum;

Amendment 253 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Calls on the Commission to foster a climate of direct sales by producers and producer organisations in order to limit artificial increases in price;

Amendment 254 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7b. Calls on the Commission to introduce a standard specification for sheep/ lamb carcasses in which they are classified and weighed before trimming; believes that existing dressing specifications and price reporting for sheep and goats collected by the EU under EC regulation 1308/2013 should be amended to make dressing and reporting to the European Commission scale as set out in 2137/1992 mandatory, as is required for cattle and pigs; believes these standardisation measures will allow for stronger market signals;

Amendment 255 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7b. Draws attention to the judgment of the European Court of Justice to the effect that the scope of Regulation No 1/2005 is not confined to transport within the borders of the EU but also covers transport starting in the EU and ending outside it;

Amendment 256 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7b. Calls on the Commission to bring forward proposals on price transparency in the sector in order to provide information to consumers and producers on product prices;

Amendment 257 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Believes it necessary to improve the bargaining power of producers in the food chain, extending rules on contractual relations for the sheep-and goat-farming by establishing producer organisations similar to those existing in other crop and livestock sectors, in line with the agreement reached as part of the Omnibus Regulation;deleted

Amendment 258 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Believes it necessary to improve the bargaining power of producers in the food chain, extending rules on contractual relations for ~~the~~ sheep-and goat-farming by ~~establishing producer organisations similar to those existing in other crop and livestock sectors, in line with the agreement reached as part of the Omnibus Regulation~~creating a framework for collective bargaining that recognises existing farming organisations and associations, without any need to establish new producer organisations, and that recognises the agreements on the setting of minimum prices for milk, meat, skins and wool;

Amendment 259 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Believes it necessary to improve the bargaining power of producers in the food chain, extending rules on contractual relations for ~~the~~ sheep- and goat- farming by establishing producer organisations similar to those existing in other crop and livestock sectors, in line with the agreement reached as part of the Omnibus Regulation; notes the need for minimum bureaucracy for live exports, while ensuring best practice from an animal welfare perspective;

Amendment 26 #

Eric ANDRIEU, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Marc TARABELLA, Momchil NEKOV

Motion for a resolution
Recital B e (new)

Be. whereas the Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment has concluded that goat farmers and people living near goat farms are at greater risk of pneumonia and complaints of the airways, and whereas on average in areas of intensive livestock farming lung function even declines by 2 to 5%, and on average there are about 119 extra patients per 100 000 people per year with pneumonia around poultry holdings, which represents approximately 7.2% more patients;

Amendment 260 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Believes it necessary to improve the bargaining power of producers in the food chain, extending rules on contractual relations for ~~the~~ sheep- and goat-farming, and for meat products as well as milk products, by establishing producer and interbranch organisations similar to those existing in other crop and livestock sectors, in line with the agreement reached as part of the Omnibus Regulation;

Amendment 261 #

Maria NOICHL, Marc TARABELLA, Jean-Paul DENANOT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

Amendment 262 #

Hilde VAUTMANS, Jan HUITEMA, Ulrike MÜLLER, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

Amendment 263 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Believes it necessary to improve the bargaining power and market power of producers in the food chain, extending rules on contractual relations for the sheep- and goat-farming by establishing producer organisations similar to those existing in other crop and livestock sectors, in line with the agreement reached as part of the Omnibus Regulation;

Amendment 264 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Recalls that producers can put in place measures to regulate the supply of cheese, including from sheep’s milk or goat’s milk, with a protected designation of origin (PDO) or a protected geographical indication (PGI) in accordance with Article 150 of Regulation 1308/2013;welcomes the fact that these instruments have been extended beyond 2020 as part of the agreement reached on the negotiations on the Omnibus regulation;

Amendment 265 #

Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Gabriel MATO, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Considers it necessary to promote the concentration of supply among farmers in ventures such as cooperatives that will boost their bargaining power in the food chain, add value to member farmers’ production and carry out activities that will lead to cost savings or that are difficult to accomplish individually, such as innovation and livestock consultancy, among others;

Amendment 266 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Considers it necessary to promote the concentration of supply among farmers in cooperatives and producer organisations that will boost their bargaining power in the food chain, add value to their members’ production and facilitate activities that will lead to cost savings, such as export measures, innovation, input purchasing and livestock consultancy;

Amendment 267 #

Eric ANDRIEU, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Marc TARABELLA, Momchil NEKOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Considers it necessary to have crisis prevention and management instruments for the sheep and goat sectors in order to limit price volatility and ensure a fair return for producers and an environment conducive to investment and the taking over of farms by young people;

Amendment 268 #

Norbert ERDŐS, Marijana PETIR, Daniel BUDA, Vladimir URUTCHEV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to support artisanal cheese-makers in the sheep and goat sectors on the basis of the European Guide to good hygiene practices in the production of artisanal cheese and dairy products, drawn up by the Commission;

Amendment 269 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Calls on Member States to extend agri-environmental payments to pastures used for sheep and goat grazing and to provide animal welfare national aid also for sheep and goats in addition to other ruminants;

Amendment 27 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B f (new)

Bf. whereas the Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment states that more research is needed in order to determine how it is possible that goat farmers and people living near goat stalls run a higher risk of pneumonia and complaints of the airways;

Amendment 270 #

Maria NOICHL, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Marc TARABELLA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Calls on the Commission to investigate the sheep-meat and goat-meat supply chain to ensure that farmers receive a fair return from the marketplace;

Amendment 271 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Takes the view that action must be taken to prevent sheep and goat products from being sold at less than producer prices;

Amendment 272 #

Daniel BUDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Calls on the Commission to further support research, innovation and improvements in the sheep and goat sector;

Amendment 273 #

Eric ANDRIEU, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Marc TARABELLA, Momchil NEKOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)

8b. Calls for these measures to be extended to cover quality-labelled sheepmeat, along the lines of other supply management measures for PDO and PGI ham (Article 172 of Regulation 1308/2013), in order to increase the possibilities for matching supply with demand;

Amendment 274 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)

8b. Calls for the establishment of precise indicators to be able to monitor more closely the production and consumption of, and trade in, goatmeat, with a distinction being made between adult animals and kids;

Amendment 275 #

Norbert ERDŐS, Daniel BUDA, Vladimir URUTCHEV, Marijana PETIR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)

8b. Calls for an increased support for producer organizations in the sheep and goat sector;

Amendment 276 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)

8b. Calls on Member States to extend Milk Package financial support to sheep and goat milk;

Amendment 277 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)

8c. Stresses that producer organisations or associations of producer organisations of sheep’s milk or goat’s milk may disregard the binding ceilings under Article 149 of Regulation 1308/2013 if they jointly exercise an economic activity (promotion, quality control, packaging, labelling or processing) in accordance with Article 152, as amended by the Omnibus regulation;

Amendment 278 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Asks the Commission to ascertain what the post-Brexit sheepmeat market will look like, and to do everything in its power to prevent severe market disturbances resulting from potential cuts in spending on the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) proposed by the Commission in the reflection paper on the future of EU finances;

Amendment 279 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Asks the Commission to ascertain what the post-Brexit sheepmeat market will look like, and to do everything in its power to prevent severe market disturbances including establishing a safety net on prices/markets to protect the sector from the impact of Brexit;

Amendment 28 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B g (new)

Bg. whereas goat farmers and people living near goat stalls must not be exposed to increased health risks and whereas, therefore, in various regions of the Netherlands a moratorium has been imposed on the construction and expansion of goat stalls;

Amendment 280 #

Philippe LOISEAU, Edouard FERRAND, Laurenţiu REBEGA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Asks the Commission to ascertain what the post-Brexit sheepmeat market will look like, ~~and~~ to do everything in its power to prevent severe market disturbances and to encourage the consumption of sheep and goat meat;

Amendment 281 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Asks the Commission to ascertain what the post-Brexit sheepmeat market will look like, and to do everything in its power to prevent severe market disturbances by means of a support policy for European production;

Amendment 282 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Asks the Commission to ascertain what the post-Brexit sheepmeat market will look like, and to do everything in its power, including setting up a contingency fund, to prevent severe market disturbances;

Amendment 283 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Asks the Commission to ascertain what the post-Brexit sheepmeat market will look like, and to ~~do everything in its power~~put the necessary measures in place to prevent ~~severe~~ market disturbances;

Amendment 284 #

9a. Calls on the Commission and on the Member States to consider offering incentives to farmers who practice transhumance;

Amendment 285 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. emphasises the importance of zero-free tariff trade between the UK and the EU being able to continue post-Brexit;

Amendment 286 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Urges the Commission ~~to exercise caution in negotiating the new~~not to make any commitments in free-trade agreements with New Zealand, pending its analysis of the impact of Brexit on the EU sheep- farming sector; takes the view that this new agreement should split New Zealand’s quota for lamb meat exports into the EU so as to separate fresh or chilled and frozen meat;

Amendment 287 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Urges the Commission to exercise caution in negotiating the new free-trade agreement with New Zealand, pending its analysis of the impact of Brexit on the EU sheep-farming sector, especially as regards the future of the 287 000-tonne carcass- weight equivalent quota for sheepmeat granted by the EU to New Zealand, around 75% of which is used up on average, with around 48% going to the UK, and the 19 200-tonne carcass-weight equivalent quota for sheepmeat granted by the EU to Australia, almost 100% of which is used up on average, with around 75% going to the UK; takes the view that this new agreement should split New Zealand’s and Australia’s quota for lamb meat exports into the EU so as to separate fresh or chilled and frozen meat;

Amendment 288 #

Norbert ERDŐS, Daniel BUDA, Vladimir URUTCHEV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Urges the Commission to ~~exercise caution in~~carefully consider the impact of negotiating the new free-trade agreement with New Zealand, pending its analysis of impact of Brexit on the EU sheep-farming sector; takes the view that this new agreement should split New Zealand’s quota for lamb meat exports into the EU so as to separate fresh or chilled and frozen meat; highlights that preferential market access should not be increased above existing TRQs; recalls that Parliament has identified sheep meat as particularly sensitive in FTA negotiations with New Zealand and has supported the potential exclusion of the most sensitive sectors in its resolution ’Negotiating mandate for trade negotiations with New Zealand’; reiterates that any FTA must fully respect the EU’s high animal welfare, environmental and food safety standards;

Amendment 289 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Urges the Commission to exercise caution in negotiating the new free-trade agreement with New Zealand, pending its analysis of impact of Brexit on the EU sheep-farming sector; takes the view that this new agreement should split New Zealand’s quota for lamb meat exports into the EU so as to separate fresh or chilled and frozen meat; recalls that in the European Union lambs may be marketed only at the age of 6 or 9 months, but in New Zealand a higher age – 12 months – is permitted; reminds the European Commission that the future agreement between New-Zealand and the EU has to set a 6 or 9 month age limit for the legal sale in the EU internal market of any lamb from outside the EU;

Amendment 29 #

Philippe LOISEAU, Edouard FERRAND

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas sheep- and goat-farming can play an important role in ensuring environmental sustainability if realistic supports are introduced, being as they are present in 70% of geographically disadvantaged areas and contribute to maintaining the landscape, preserving biodiversity and combating soil erosion, the build-up of unwanted biomass, avalanches and forest fires;

Amendment 290 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Urges the Commission to exercise caution in negotiating the new free-trade agreement with New Zealand, pending its analysis of the impact of Brexit on the EU sheep-farming sector; takes the view that this new agreement should ~~split~~remove New Zealand’s quota for lamb meat exports ~~into the EU so as to separate fresh or chilled and frozen meat~~;

Amendment 291 #

Eric ANDRIEU, Marc TARABELLA, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Momchil NEKOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Urges the Commission to exercise caution in negotiating the new free-trade agreement with New Zealand and Australia, pending its analysis of the impact of Brexit on the EU sheep-farming sector; takes the view that this new agreement should split New Zealand’s and Australia’s quota for lamb meat exports into the EU so as to separate fresh or chilled and frozen meat;

Amendment 292 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Urges the Commission to exercise caution in negotiating the new free-trade agreement with Australia and New Zealand, pending its analysis of the impact of Brexit on the EU sheep-farming and goat-farming sector; takes the view that this new agreement should split New Zealand’s quota for lamb meat exports into the EU so as to separate fresh or chilled and frozen meat;

Amendment 293 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Calls on the Commission to exclude sensitive products from future negotiations between the EU and Australia and between the EU and New Zealand, particularly as regards sheepmeat and goatmeat, in view of the extreme sensitivity of these sectors, and, in this connection, calls on the Commission to take into account Parliament’s recommendations set out in the Caspary reports of 26 October 2017;

Amendment 294 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Calls on the Commission to provide assistance in opening export markets for EU sheep-meat and offal in countries where unnecessary restrictions currently apply;

Amendment 295 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Notes that existing TRQs for New Zealand impact EU sheep meat production;

Amendment 296 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Is worried about the letter that the United States and six other large agriculture exporters (Argentina, Brazil, Canada, New Zealand, Thailand and Uruguay) sent to the representatives of the UK and the EU at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) on 26 September concerning internal discussions on the possible redistribution of import tariff quotas between the United Kingdom and the other Member States; stresses how important it is that the UK maintains its current share of tariff quotas after its exit from the EU and that a deal is reached where none of the UK and EU markets are oversupplied by imported sheep meat, to prevent negative effect on producers in the UK and EU; understands how dependent the UK sheep meat sector is on the EU market, but considers that this situation presents both challenges and opportunities;

Amendment 297 #

Georgios EPITIDEIOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Is worried about the letter that the United States and six other large agriculture exporters (Argentina, Brazil, Canada, New Zealand, Thailand and Uruguay) sent to the representatives of the UK and the EU at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) on 26 September concerning internal discussions on the possible redistribution of import tariff quotas between the United Kingdom and the other Member States; stresses how important it is that the UK maintains its current share of tariff quotas after its exit from the EU; understands how dependent the UK sheep meat sector is on the EU market, but considers that this situation presents both challenges and opportunities and in any case the subject of EU protection is the individual markets of active Member States;

Amendment 298 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Considers that the UK leaving the EU should be an opportunity to further develop the European sheep and goat sectors in order to make the EU less dependent on imports of sheepmeat and goatmeat from New Zealand;

Amendment 299 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Regrets that the more than 1 400 European agricultural products protected by a geographical indication do not automatically benefit from equivalent protection in third-country markets covered by international trade agreements negotiated by the EU;

Amendment 3 #

Hilde VAUTMANS, Ulrike MÜLLER, Ivan JAKOVČIĆ

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 b (new)

- having regard to Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild flora and fauna,

Amendment 30 #

Eric ANDRIEU, Jean-Paul DENANOT, José BOVÉ, Marc TARABELLA, Momchil NEKOV

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas sheep- and goat-farming play an important role in ensuring environmental sustainability, being as they are present in 70% of geographically disadvantaged areas and contribute to preserving biodiversity (including through the preservation of local breeds) and combating soil erosion, the build-up of unwanted biomass, avalanches and forest and brush fires;

Amendment 300 #

Amendment 301 #

Philippe LOISEAU, Edouard FERRAND, Laurenţiu REBEGA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls for consideration to be given to the precarious situation of sheep and goat farmers when entering into further trade agreements with third countries by including their products among sensitive sectors, and excluding any provisions that might compromise the European model of production in any way;(Does not affect the English version.)

Amendment 302 #

Eric ANDRIEU, Jean-Paul DENANOT, José BOVÉ, Marc TARABELLA, Momchil NEKOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls for consideration to be given to the precarious situation of sheep and goat farmers when entering into further trade agreements with third countries, by including their products among sensitive sectors~~, and~~ or excluding them from the negotiations so as to exclude any provisions that might compromise the European model of production in any way, and to the local or regional economy;

Amendment 303 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

Amendment 304 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

Amendment 305 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

Amendment 306 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Calls on the Commission to introduce a mandatory EU labelling regulation system for sheep-meat products, which would have an EU-wide logo, to allow consumers to distinguish between EU products and those from third countries, which would be underwritten by a number of criteria including a farm assurance scheme and a country of origin indication, to ensure that consumers are fully aware as to the place of origin of the product; considers that the system must be designed in such a way as to avoid undermining existing promotional labelling schemes at Member State and regional level;

Amendment 307 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Stresses that these sectors should be given appropriate treatment, for example, through tariff-rate quotas or adequate transition periods, taking due account of the cumulative impact of trade agreements on agriculture and potentially excluding them from the scope of the negotiations;

Amendment 308 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Calls on the Commission to consider an increase in EU exports to North Africa, which is a growing market that appreciates the quality and food safety guaranteed by the European Union;

Amendment 309 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Calls the Commission to prepare reports about the possible target markets for the EU goat and sheep meat and dairy products;

Amendment 31 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas sheep- and goat-farming play an important role in ensuring environmental sustainability, being as they are present in 70% of geographically disadvantaged areas and contribute to preserving biodiversity (including local native breeds) and combating soil erosion, the build-up of unwanted biomass, avalanches and forest fires;

Amendment 310 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Urges the Commission and the Member States to consider harmonising tolerance levels when punishing livestock farmers for inadvertent errors in the application of sheep tagging and the electronic identification system;

Amendment 311 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Urges the Commission and the Member States to consider harmonising tolerance levels when punishing livestock farmers for inadvertent errors in the application of the electronic identification system, subject to the strict condition that this must not lead to acceptance of a higher error rate than for preventive animal health care and is justified in the light of the One Health approach; recognises the importance of a united approach and improving preventive animal health care in the Union;

Amendment 312 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Urges the Commission and the Member States to consider ~~harmonising~~and return to using paper identification systems that provide equal and effective guarantees of traceability in order to implement traceability in herds for which the electronic identification system is technically unsuitable (small and medium-sized extensive herds); also urges that they harmonise tolerance levels when punishing livestock farmers for inadvertent errors in the application of the electronic identification system;

Amendment 313 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Urges the Commission and the Member States to consider the possibility of designing a simplified identification system for small-scale herds in extensive production intended for local circuits and without detriment to the effective traceability of products and harmonising tolerance levels when punishing livestock farmers for inadvertent errors in the application of the electronic identification system;

Amendment 314 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Urges the Commission and the Member States to consider ~~harmon~~standardising tolerance levels when punishing livestock farmers for inadvertent ~~errors~~administrative errors in farm records or in the application of the electronic identification system; to allow batch reporting for off-farm movements where the Member State is able to show a high proportion of movements recorded on an individual animal basis;

Amendment 315 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Urges the Commission and the Member States to consider reintroducing traceability through a system of paper- based identification for small and medium-sized extensive farms which so wish and harmonising tolerance levels when punishing livestock farmers for inadvertent errors in the application of the electronic identification system;

Amendment 316 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Urges the Commission and the Member States to consider harmonising tolerance levels when punishing livestock farmers for inadvertent errors in the application of the electronic identification system; calls on the Commission to implement more flexible and growth- oriented provisions regarding the use of electronic ear tags;

Amendment 317 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Urges the Commission and the Member States to consider establishing a simplified identification system for small and medium-sized herds in extensive farming and harmonising tolerance levels when punishing livestock farmers for inadvertent errors in the application of the electronic identification system;

Amendment 318 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

Amendment 319 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Urges the Commission to work with the Member States to recognise and enhance the value of home and artisanal production and direct and short-circuit sales in all the Member States; takes the view that implementing flexibility in the health and hygiene package will make it possible to continue traditional practices in the small-scale home and artisanal production of cheese and milk derivatives, as well as in slaughtering and the sale of meat;

Amendment 32 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas sheep- and goat-farming play an important role in ensuring environmental sustainability, particularly where they are based on grazing, being as they are present in 70% of geographically disadvantaged areas and contribute to preserving biodiversity and combating soil erosion, the build-up of unwanted biomass, avalanches and forest fires;

Amendment 320 #

Ulrike MÜLLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Calls for the establishment of protected grazing areas where large predators can be regulated, so that the return of large predators does not lead to setbacks in farm practices favourable to animal welfare (migratory sheep herding, open stabling, etc.) or in traditional agriculture and pasture farming (high- altitude summer grazing);

Amendment 321 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Warns that the electronic identification of lambs may result in burdens for the sheep and goats sector, and calls on the Commission to examine whether responsibility for the deployment of electronic identification can be placed on market intermediaries;

Amendment 322 #

Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Gabriel MATO, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Calls for support for EU-wide promotional events such as festivals and other similar annual events dedicated to the sheep and goat sectors as a tool for increasing public awareness about the benefits from the sectors for the EU, the environment and its citizens;

Amendment 323 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Calls on the Commission to look into the possibility of exempting wool from the requirements of Regulation 1069/2009 and Regulation 142/2011 on the treatment of animal by-products, since it is not intended for human consumption;

Amendment 324 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Calls on the Member States to take steps to increase vaccination coverage in the sector and thus combat infectious diseases among sheep and goats as well as antimicrobial resistance cost-effectively;

Amendment 325 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to re-assess the level of monitoring of the health of wild animals, particularly in areas where herds are extensively managed;

Amendment 326 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. highlights that low income producers require financial assistance to implement costly compulsory electronic identification systems;

Amendment 327 #

Jan HUITEMA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Highlights this harmonization may not lead to acceptance of a higher margin of error than is justified for preventive health care;

Amendment 328 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)

13b. Calls on the Commission, in the context of the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy, in line with the announcement in the European ‘One Health’ Action Plan against Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), to provide incentives and support for sheep and goat farmers who can demonstrate that they have attained high vaccination coverage among their animals;

Amendment 329 #

Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Gabriel MATO, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)

13b. highlights that the loss rate of ear tags is higher for extensively grazed sheep in areas of natural constraint than for other livestock in lowland systems and asks the Commission to recognise this;

Amendment 33 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

Amendment 330 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)

13c. Calls on the Commission to facilitate the use of immunoprecise vaccines as a first measure to combat possible disease outbreaks in the sector;

Amendment 331 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)

13c. notes that identification systems should be designed in such a way to minimise bureaucracy;

Amendment 332 #

Herbert DORFMANN, Peter JAHR, Norbert LINS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

Amendment 333 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. ~~Invi~~Notes th~~e Commission and Member States to consider rural development measures to protect herds from attack from predators and look in~~at species that are designated as requiring special protection in the Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC) have in some regions of Europe attained a good conservation status and could thus endanger the pasture farming of domestic animals, particularly sheep and goats; calls on the Commission to rdev~~iewing the Habi~~elop an assessment procedure to enable the protection status ~~Directive, with the aim of controlling~~of species in particular regions to be amended as soon as the spdesiread ~~of predators in certain grazing areas~~conservation status is reached;

Amendment 334 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Invites the Commission ~~and~~to encourage Member States to ~~consider~~take up rural development measures to protect herds from attack from predators and ~~look into reviewing the Habitats Directive, with the aim of controlling the spread of predators in certain grazing area~~to apply for state aid compensating losses caused by large carnivores when relevant, with the aim of increasing acceptance of presence and in some areas improvement of the conservation status of these species;

Amendment 335 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Invites the Commission and Member States to consider rural development measures to protect ~~herds from attack from predators and look into reviewing the Habitats Directive, with the aim of controlling the spread of predators in certain grazing area~~livestock and compensate for losses caused by predator attacks;

Amendment 336 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Invites the Commission and Member States to consider rural development measures to protect herds from attack from predators and ~~look into reviewing the Habitats Directive, with the aim of controlling the spread of predators in certain grazing area~~to provide compensation for losses caused by such attacks;

Amendment 337 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Invites the Commission and Member States to consider rural development measures to protect herds ~~from attack from predators and look into reviewing the Habitats Directive, with the aim of~~and provide due compensation for losses (including loss of earnings) caused by attack from predators, along with measures to control~~ling~~ the spread of predators in certain grazing areas;

Amendment 338 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Invites the Commission and Member States to consider rural development measures to protect herds from attack from predators and look into reviewing the Habitats Directive, with the aim of ~~controlling the spread of~~regulating large predators in certain grazing areas, and, in this regard, calls on the Commission to take into account the recommendations made by Parliament in its resolution on the Action Plan for nature, people and the economy of 15 November 2017;

Amendment 339 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Invites the Commission and Member States to consider measures under a dedicated budget and no longer under rural development ~~measures~~ to protect herds from attack from predators ~~and~~, to look into reviewing the Habitats Directive and to take diplomatic action to review the protection status of predators in the context of the Berne Convention, with the aim of controlling their spread ~~of predators~~ in certain grazing areas;

Amendment 34 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas sheep- and goat-farming play an important role in ensuring environmental sustainability, being as they are present in 70% of geographically disadvantaged, isolated and relatively inaccessible areas, and contribute to preserving biodiversity and combating soil erosion, the build-up of unwanted biomass, avalanches and forest fires;

Amendment 340 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Invites the Commission and Member States to consider ~~rural development~~ measures to protect herds from attack from predators and ~~look into~~ review~~ing~~ the Habitats Directive, with the aim of controlling the spread of predators ~~in certain grazing areas~~, by adopting protected status for the wolf;

Amendment 341 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Invites the Commission and Member States ~~to consider rural development~~as well as local and regional authorities to consider measures to protect herds from attack from predators ~~and look into reviewing the Habitats Directive~~, with the aim of controlling the spread of predators in certain grazing areas;

Amendment 342 #

Eric ANDRIEU, Jean-Paul DENANOT, José BOVÉ, Marc TARABELLA, Momchil NEKOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Invites the Commission and Member States to consider rural development measures to protect herds from attack from predators, to compensate farmers for losses caused by predator attacks and to look into reviewing the Habitats Directive, with the aim of controlling the spread of predators in certain grazing areas;

Amendment 343 #

Ivari PADAR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Invites the Commission and Member States to consider rural development measures to protect herds from attack from predators (including such predators as jackals, which are not a protected species under the Habitats Directive) and look into reviewing the Habitats Directive, with the aim of controlling the spread of predators in certain grazing areas;

Amendment 344 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Invites the Commission and Member States to consider rural development measures to protect herds from attack from predators and to adjust the aid in order to replenish the herds and look into reviewing the Habitats Directive, with the aim of controlling the spread of predators in certain grazing areas;

Amendment 345 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Invites the Commission and Member States in consultation with farmers and other stakeholders to consider rural development measures to protect herds from attack from predators and look into reviewing the Habitats Directive, with the aim of controlling the spread of predators in certain grazing areas;

Amendment 346 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

Amendment 347 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

Amendment 348 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

Amendment 349 #

Jan HUITEMA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Invites the Commission and Member States to consider rural development measures to protect herds from attack from predators, particularly wolves, and look into reviewing the Habitats Directive, with the aim of controlling the spread of predators in certain grazing areas;

Amendment 35 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas sheep- and goat-farming play an important role in ensuring environmental sustainability, being as they are present in 70% of geographically disadvantaged areas and contribute to preserving biodiversity and combating soil erosion, the build-up of unwanted biomass, levee damages, avalanches and forest fires;

Amendment 350 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

Amendment 351 #

Eric ANDRIEU, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Marc TARABELLA, Momchil NEKOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Invites the Commission and Member States to consider rural development measures to protect herds from attack from large predators and look into reviewing the Habitats Directive, with the aim of controlling the spread of ~~predator~~these animals in certain grazing areas;

Amendment 352 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Stresses that attacks on herds by wolves and non-protected wolf-dog hybrids are on the rise despite the mobilisation of ever-greater resources which are increasingly costly for farmers and communities; stresses that the limits of the measures recommended and implemented to protect herds are now becoming apparent as the number of animals lost rises substantially; points out that this ineffectiveness is now calling into question the future of environmentally-friendly modes of farming, such as pastoralism, as some farmers are starting to confine their animals, which in due course will lead not only to the abandonment of very extensive areas, generating huge fire and avalanche risks, but will also shift farms towards more intensive forms of agriculture;

Amendment 353 #

Herbert DORFMANN, Peter JAHR, Norbert LINS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to take practical measures to tackle conflicts that have arisen between large predators, particularly wolves, and traditional grazing of sheep and goats, inter alia by means of adequate compensation for losses, and in so doing to incorporate more clearly into national and local policy the flexibility already provided for by the Habitats Directive and stressed by the Council1 a and Parliament2 a; calls on the Commission and Member States to step up cross- border cooperation between authorities, farmers and conservationists with regard to large predators as a matter of urgency; _________________ 1a Council Conclusions of 19 June 2017 on the EU Action Plan for nature, people and the economy. http://www.consilium.europa.eu/nl/press/p ress-releases/2017/06/19/conclusions-eu- action-plan-nature/pdf 2a European Parliament resolution of 15 November 2017 on an Action Plan for nature, people and the economy. (2017/2819(RSP))

Amendment 354 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Notes that coexistence between people and large carnivores, particularly wolves, can have negative impacts on the sustainable development of settled rural areas such as the Alpine region, particularly in connection with traditional pasture farming; calls on the Commission to take concrete measures to address these issues, so as not to endanger the sustainable development of rural areas, while recognising the available flexibility within the Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC);

Amendment 355 #

Norbert ERDŐS, Marijana PETIR, Daniel BUDA, Vladimir URUTCHEV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Underlines that it has been decided that the Habitats Directive should not be revised; calls on the Commission and Member States at all times to preserve the Habitats Directive and to implement it in full, taking as a starting point protection of the habitats of wild animals and protection of animal welfare;

Amendment 356 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. calls on the European Commission and the Member States to develop specific programmes enabling women to find their place in addition to men in this particular sector, which could deeply contribute to the necessary generational renewal in the sector and to assisting sheep and goats keepers in establishing their families;

Amendment 357 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Urges the Member States to implement the recommendations of the Berne Convention to prevent the spread of wolf-dog hybrids, which threaten the conservation of the species Canis lupus and are very largely responsible for attacks on sheep and goat herds;

Amendment 358 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. underlines the need for an objective, science-based approach that considers animal behaviour, predator- prey relations, accurate quantification of predation risk by species listed in the Habitats Directive, hybridisation, range dynamics and other ecological issues in any suggestions considered;

Amendment 359 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Calls on the Commission to promote the development of trans- boundary management plans for predators and large carnivore species in order to ensure that biodiversity, the agricultural fabric and the traditional practice of letting sheep and goat stocks graze in mountain regions are safeguarded;

Amendment 36 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas sheep- and goat-farming play an important role in ensuring environmental sustainability, being as they are present in 70% of geographically disadvantaged areas and contribute to preserving biodiversity and combating soil erosion, the build-up of unwanted biomass, levee damages, avalanches and forest fires;

Amendment 360 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Underlines the need for an objective, science-based approach that considers animal behaviour, predator- prey relations, accurate quantification of predation risk by species listed in the habitats directive, hybridisation, range dynamics and other ecological issues in any suggestions considered;

Amendment 361 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Calls for more funding to be given in future to extensive pasture farming areas, in order to preserve European sheep and goat farming in the EU and give greater recognition to the management of environmentally important and sensitive areas;

Amendment 362 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Calls on the Commission to improve its ability to respond to outbreaks of animal diseases, such as Bluetongue, by means of a new EU animal health strategy, research funding, compensation for losses, advances on payments, etc.;

Amendment 363 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Notes that compensation for predator kills doesn’t always cover externalised costs, but points out the success of other schemes that pay farmers an all-inclusive sum to work in territories where predators are present;

Amendment 364 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Requests the Commission to examine whether EU state aid regulations can be further developed in order to include measures to prevent damages caused by predators and to allow for a compensation rate of 100%;

Amendment 365 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Urges the European Commission to draft guidelines for good practices of marketing products from the sheep and goat sectors, which can then be distributed to the member states and the professional organisations;

Amendment 366 #

Philippe LOISEAU, Edouard FERRAND, Laurenţiu REBEGA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Calls on Member States to take steps that support vaccination uptake to combat the rise of antimicrobial resistance and to combat the spread of infectious diseases in sheep and goats;

Amendment 367 #

Hilde VAUTMANS, Jan HUITEMA, Ulrike MÜLLER, Hannu TAKKULA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Calls on the Commission to promote vaccination as a measure to reduce antimicrobial resistance, as there is little market incentive for farmers;

Amendment 368 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Reserves for Member States the possibility of establishing a management plan for wild animals in their territory;

Amendment 369 #

Eric ANDRIEU, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Marc TARABELLA, Momchil NEKOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)

14b. Reminds the Commission and Member States, inter alia because sheep and goat farmers engage in agricultural nature conservation in protected habitats and designated special protection areas, of the recommendations of the Standing Committee of the Bern Convention of 5 December 20141 a concerning the growing problem of hybridisation between wolves and dogs; reiterates the call of the Standing Committee to the Commission and the Member States to adopt action plans and measures to implement these recommendations, with a view to safeguarding traditional grazing and promoting co-existence between grazing livestock and protected large predators; _________________ 1a Standing Committee of the Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats, Recommendation No. 173 (2014) on hybridisation between wild grey lone-actors (Canis lupus) and domestic dogs (Canis lupus familiaris).

Amendment 37 #

Ulrike MÜLLER

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas sheep- and goat-farming play an important role in ensuring environmental sustainability, being as they are present in 70% of geographically disadvantaged areas and contribute to preserving biodiversity and combating soil erosion, the build-up of unwanted biomass, damage to dikes, avalanches and forest fires;

Amendment 370 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)

14b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to pay greater attention to the diversity of genetic resources in the sheep and goat sectors, given their importance for productivity (fertility, prolificity, etc.), product quality and the adaptation of animals to their environment, and stresses that in this connection the preservation of local and hardy breeds should be taken into account in animal breeding plans;

Amendment 371 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)

14b. Notes the partial success of schemes to re-introduce strains of sheepdogs in helping warn off wolves or at least hybrids; proposes “wolf ombudsmen” to mediate between various interests and also between protection status and the need to compensate for losses from wolf kills, following a successful model for bear ombudsman in some Member States;

Amendment 372 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)

14b. Calls on the member states to demonstrate flexibility in applying the existing EU legislation for example by allowing production of products from raw milk and the integration of mobile facilities for slaughtering, freezing and processing meat and dairy products;

Amendment 373 #

Norbert ERDŐS, Marijana PETIR, Daniel BUDA, Vladimir URUTCHEV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)

14b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop local networks, which act as a lever for increasing incomes by facilitating the establishment of local and mobile slaughterhouses that are essential to the structuring of these sectors;

Amendment 374 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)

14b. In order to improve the employment situation in the sector, calls on the European Commission and the Member States to develop programmes which assist better the training of guard and shepherd dogs and their proper application in livestock farms;

Amendment 375 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)

14b. Stresses the need to improve the availability of medicinal and veterinary products for the sheep and goat sectors at a EU level through support for pharmaceutical research and the simplification of marketing authorisations;

Amendment 376 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)

14b. Notes that the quality of sheep and goat meat depends to a great extent on their food resources and that the conditions of competition in the sheep and goat sector therefore vary considerably from one region to another within the EU;

Amendment 377 #

Norbert ERDŐS, Marijana PETIR, Daniel BUDA, Vladimir URUTCHEV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)

14b. Notes the partial success of schemes to re-introduce strains of sheepdogs in helping warn off predators, and calls for more measures and exchange of ideas to find appropriate solutions;

Amendment 378 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)

14c. Reminds that the proliferation of predators is due to the current EU legislation aiming at preserving indigenous wild animal species, therefore, damages caused by wild animals should be compensated by the community and not at the expense of the shepherd’s insurance;

Amendment 379 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)

14c. Points out that sheep and goat farming is of crucial importance for the management of the landscape and of dikes, for flood protection and for the maintenance of the cultural landscape, and in this connection enhances the conservation of environmentally valuable areas such as sandy or boggy soils;

Amendment 38 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas sheep and goat farming make an important socio-economic contribution to Europe’s rural areas by sustaining farming and employment in less favoured areas and delivering high- quality traditional products;

Amendment 380 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)

14c. Calls on the Commission to immediately ban the import of hormones taken in third countries from pregnant mares and used in the Union for breeding sheep and goats;

Amendment 381 #

Eric ANDRIEU, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Marc TARABELLA, Momchil NEKOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)

14c. Encourages more member states to implement the optional quality term “mountain product” as foreseen in the current EU legislation, which is an instrument for better product visibility and more informed choice for the consumers;

Amendment 382 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)

14c. Considers it necessary to facilitate innovation (farming practices, new products, etc.), but also advice and initial and ongoing training in the sheep and goat sectors;

Amendment 383 #

Eric ANDRIEU, Marc TARABELLA, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Momchil NEKOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 d (new)

14d. Calls on the Commission not to ban the use of certain hormones used for out-of-season breeding, which are imported from third countries and are likely to cause animal welfare problems, until alternatives to out-of-season breeding have been found (light-based treatment, ‘male’ effect, etc.);

Amendment 384 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 d (new)

14d. Urges the member states to put in place the EU quality scheme, especially the PDO and PGI as tools for increasing visibility of products of the goat and sheep sectors;

Amendment 385 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 e (new)

14e. Encourages the authorities in member states with proven interest in the sectors from the professional organisations to draw up mid- and long- term strategies for the development of the sectors with suggestions on how to improve breed selection and market realisation for the products from the sheep and goat sectors;

Amendment 386 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Supports the development of local supply chains in the sheep-farming sector as a way of increasing sheep farm income and improving the match between supply and demand, and calls on the Member States and the Commission to pay particular attention to their public policies on local slaughterhouses, which are essential to the development of these local supply chains;

Amendment 39 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas high densities of sheep and goats cause overgrazing and restrict the growth of trees and woods; whereas in addition grazers contribute to methane emissions and climate change;

Amendment 4 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 b (new)

- having regard to the Council conclusions of 19 June 2017 on the EU Action Plan for nature, people and the economy,

Amendment 40 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas sheep and goat farming also takes place in isolated and relatively inaccessible areas;

Amendment 41 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas native breeds are much better adapted to local conditions and features;

Amendment 42 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas tshe~~se sectors contribute to the conservation of areas of high ecological value, such as dehesa pastureland, as well as less fertile land~~ep and goats play an important role in ensuring environmental sustainability, being as they are present in 70% of geographically disadvantaged areas where they contribute to preserving biodiversity and combating soil erosion (including local sheep and goat breeds), the build-up of unwanted biomass, avalanches and forest fires;

Amendment 43 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas with an optimal stocking density these sectors can contribute to the conservation of areas of high ecological value or high nature value (HNV) pastureland and rough grazing, wooded pasture and other silvo-pastoral systems, such as dehesa/montado pastureland, as well as less fertile land;

Amendment 44 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas these sectors contribute to the conservation of areas of high ecological value, such as dehesa pastureland, as well as less fertile land; whereas they also perform a crucial function in clearing undergrowth;

Amendment 45 #

Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Gabriel MATO, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO

D. whereas these sectors contribute to the conservation of areas of high ecological value if correct grazing regimes are adhered to, such as dehesa pastureland, as well as less fertile land;

Amendment 46 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas this sector is affected by a high level of ageing, and generational renewal needs to be improved in order to guarantee the survival of this type of livestock farming and help curb the rapid depopulation of many rural regions;

Amendment 47 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas sheep- and goat-breeders across the EU face similar challenges and problems without them fully being aware of that due to a lack of regular exchanges and/or platforms, which can facilitate exchange of best practices and information;

Amendment 48 #

Eric ANDRIEU, Jean-Paul DENANOT, José BOVÉ, Marc TARABELLA, Momchil NEKOV

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas such farms are often non- intensive and practise pastoralism making use of summer pastures, raising animals outside during the grazing and transhumance season;

Amendment 49 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)

Db. whereas pastoralism is a traditional activity of extensive animal breeding, practiced in particular in the mountain regions, which allows the development of territories with low agronomic value, which are difficult to access or not mechanisable, to maintain an economic activity in these zones;

Amendment 5 #

Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Gabriel MATO, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 c (new)

- having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament of 29 June 2017 on a European ‘One Health’ Action Plan against antimicrobial resistance (AMR),

Amendment 50 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)

Db. whereas women carry out significant work in this sector, even though their role is often invisible, and they face difficulties owing to the scarcity of basic services and family support services in many regions;

Amendment 51 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)

Dc. whereas the current CAP foresees support for different autochthonous breeds of sheep and goats; whereas these breeds are well adjusted to the local environment and play a substantial role in preserving biodiversity and natural balance in their habitats;

Amendment 52 #

Eric ANDRIEU, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Marc TARABELLA, Momchil NEKOV

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas the definition of permanent grassland in the current legislation does not cover Mediterranean grasslands with perennial woody species, such as dehesa pastureland and other ecosystems associated with agroforestry, thus reducing the area eligible for direct aids and penalising farmers in these are~~gions;~~ as;

Amendment 53 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

Fa. whereas the production of goatmeat, from kids or adult cull animals, is seasonal and a by-product of milk production, controlled by a few operators, the sale price of which is not enough to remunerate farmers;

Amendment 54 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

Fa. whereas the limited presence of goatmeat in points of sale entails a loss of visibility and hence a decrease in consumption by consumers;

Amendment 55 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

Fa. whereas consumption of goat’s milk and goat’s cheese has increased significantly in a number of Member States in recent years;

Amendment 56 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

Fa. whereas the sheep meat market is highly seasonal, which can leave farmers and producers in economic uncertainty;

Amendment 57 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

Fa. whereas transhumance is part of the farming practices in some Member States;

Amendment 58 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)

Fb. whereas, because of this upward trend, in the goat’s milk industry increasing numbers of male kids are being removed from their mothers early, fattened and slaughtered because they are ‘unusable’;

Amendment 59 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

~~G. whereas there is a need to increase the value added in meat production and to introduce innovative new formulas more in step with the consumer habits of young people;~~deleted

Amendment 6 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)

- having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 on animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption,

Amendment 60 #

Philippe LOISEAU, Edouard FERRAND, Laurenţiu REBEGA

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas there is a need to increase the value added in meat production and to ~~introduce innovative new formulas more in step with~~appeal to the consumer habits of young people;

Amendment 61 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas there is a need to increase the value added in meat production, to promote it fairly among consumers and to introduce innovative new formulas more in step with the consumer habits of young people;

Amendment 62 #

Laurenţiu REBEGA, Angelo CIOCCA, Edouard FERRAND, Philippe LOISEAU

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas there is a need to increase the value added in meat production and to introduce innovative new formulas more in step with the consumer habits of young people by providing strong incentives and suitable funding;

Amendment 63 #

Eric ANDRIEU, Jean-Paul DENANOT, José BOVÉ, Marc TARABELLA, Momchil NEKOV

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

Ga. whereas sheep and goat production offer a significant potential for development and employment in many fragile rural and peri-urban areas, notably as regards sheep- and goatmeat and high quality dairy products able to be brought to market through short and local supply chains;

Amendment 64 #

Eric ANDRIEU, Jean-Paul DENANOT, José BOVÉ, Marc TARABELLA, Momchil NEKOV

Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)

Gb. whereas the restructuring of the slaughter industry, compliance with health regulations and the reduction in animals slaughtered associated with the reduction in farming have in many regions led to the disappearance of the economic instruments necessary for adding value and for the sustanability of local supply chains;

Amendment 65 #

Eric ANDRIEU, Jean-Paul DENANOT, Marc TARABELLA, Momchil NEKOV

Motion for a resolution
Recital G c (new)

Gc. whereas support for the sheep and goat sectors is extremely important for their sustainability, viability and attractiveness; whereas these are sectors in need of generational renewal which, owing to a lower level of capitalisation than in other farming sectors, are characterised by more human-scale farming structures and a well developed collective organisation (mutual assistance, cooperatives for the use of common equipment, establishment as companies...) and offer a favourable environment and opportunities for a new start for young people wishing to take up farming;

Amendment 66 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas the amount of sheepmeat produced in the EU fails to cover around 13% of needs, and imports from third countries, chiefly New Zealand, eat into the competitiveness of EU products in the most sensitive times of the year (Easter and Christmas), but also during the rest of the year, given that New Zealand and Australia are major exporters of sheepmeat;

Amendment 67 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas the amount of sheepmeat produced in the EU fails to cover around 13% of needs, and imports from third countries, chiefly New Zealand, eat into the competitiveness of EU products inat the most price sensitive times of the year (Easter and Christmas) and therefore should be restricted at these times;

Amendment 68 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas, in recent years, New Zealand has increased exports of fresh or chilled meat, reducing its traditional exports of frozen meat, thus having a greater impact on the EU fresh-meat market, believes that this must be taken into consideration in the upcoming FTA with New Zealand;

Amendment 69 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas, in recent years, New Zealand has increased exports of fresh or chilled meat, reducing its traditional exports of frozen meat, thus having a greater impact on the EU fresh-meat market and resulting in a lowering of prices paid to European producers;

Amendment 7 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)

- having regard to Special Eurobarometer 442, entitled ‘Attitudes of Europeans towards Animal Welfare’, published in 2016,

Amendment 70 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas, in recent years, New Zealand has increased exports of premium meat cuts and fresh or chilled meat, reducing its traditional exports of frozen meat, thus having a greater impact on the EU fresh-meat and high value meat market;

Amendment 71 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)

Ia. whereas sheep and goat wool is a sustainable, renewable and biodegradable resource for the textile sector;

Amendment 72 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

J. whereas, in many instances, EU producers do not compete on a level playing field with imports from third countries, which have often have less rigorous quality standards ~~and~~, regulatory requirements, and environmental standards to adhere to;

Amendment 73 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)

Ja. whereas the sheep and goat sectors, being sensitive sectors, should be protected in the ongoing negotiations on trade agreements between the European Union and New Zealand and Australia, or be excluded altogether from these trade agreements;

Amendment 74 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)

Ja. whereas the sheep and goat sectors account for 3% of European milk and 9% of European cheese production and whereas together they employ 1.5 million people in the European Union;

Amendment 75 #

Philippe LOISEAU, Edouard FERRAND, Laurenţiu REBEGA

Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)

Ja. whereas some regions in the EU’s neighbourhood have been showing interest in sheep and goat products from the EU, which is an opportunity for the EU producers, unfortunately not fully used;

Amendment 76 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital K

K. whereas Brexit could cause significant changes to intra-Community trade in sheepmeat, given that the UK is the largest producer of it and the main gateway for imports from third countries; whereas this restructuring of the market constitutes an opportunity for the EU to develop its support for indigenous production;

Amendment 77 #

Philippe LOISEAU, Edouard FERRAND

Motion for a resolution
Recital L

L. whereas the UK imports about half of the quota for sheepmeat from New Zealand and that th~~e EU cannot be released from its international commitments overnight, a fact that aggravates the uncertainty caused by Brexit~~is fact should lead to the removal of sheepmeat quotas from the FTA being negotiated with New Zealand;

Amendment 78 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital L

L. whereas the UK imports about half of the quota for sheepmeat from New Zealand and nearly two-thirds of the quota for sheepmeat from Australia and that the EU cannot be released from its international commitments overnight, a fact that aggravates the uncertainty caused by Brexit;

Amendment 79 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)

La. whereas sheep’s wool is not recognized as an agricultural product under Annex I of the TFEU, but is only classified as an animal by-product under the regulation 142/2011;

Amendment 8 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 b (new)

- having regard to the conclusions of the study published in 2016 by the Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment on ‘Livestock and the Health of Local Residents’ and the conclusions of the additional study, ‘Analysis of health effects, risk factors and emissions of bio- aerosols’ published in 2017,

Amendment 80 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital L b (new)

Lb. whereas this lack of recognition brings disadvantages to sheep farmers compared to other farmers, because firstly, wool is subject to higher requirements than recognized agricultural products when transported, and secondly, market interventions through a shared market organisation are not possible for sheep’s wool;

Amendment 81 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital M

Amendment 82 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital M

M. whereas the protection afforded to certain animal species under the Habitats Directive ~~has l~~, as well as destruction of and deterioration of habitats, encroachment of hunting ranges by development, logging, and farming, rural depopulation and reduction in abundance and quality of their natural prey species have all contributed to increased attacks on herds of sheep and goats by wolves, ~~bears and lynxes,~~ thus worsening the precarious situation in which some farms find themselves;

Amendment 83 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital M

M. whereas the protection afforded to certain animal species under the Habitats Directive ~~has l~~, as well as destruction of and deterioration of habitats, encroachment of hunting ranges by development, logging, and farming, rural depopulation and reduction in abundance and quality of their natural prey species have all contributed to increased attacks on herds of sheep and goats by wolves, bears and lynxes, thus worsening the precarious situation in which some farms find themselves;

Amendment 84 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital M

M. whereas the ~~protection afforded to certain animal species under the Habitats Directive~~lack of investment to preventive measures by Member States has led to increased attacks on herds of sheep and goats by wolves, bears and lynxes, species protected in accordance with the Habitats Directive, thus worsening the precarious situation in which some farms find themselves and lowering acceptance of improving of the conservation status of these species in some areas;

Amendment 85 #

Ulrike MÜLLER

Motion for a resolution
Recital M

M. whereas the protection afforded to certain animal species under the Habitats Directive has led to increased attacks on herds of sheep and goats by wolves, bears and lynxes, thus worsening the precarious situation in which some farms find themselves; points out that the return of large predators is putting traditional agriculture and pasture farming at risk in many Alpine valleys as sheep and goats are increasingly being attacked by wild predators;

Amendment 86 #

Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Gabriel MATO, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO

Motion for a resolution
Recital M

M. whereas the protection afforded to certain animal species, especially to large carnivores, under the Habitats Directive has led to significantly increased attacks on herds of sheep and goats by wolves, bears and lynxes, thus worsening the precarious situation in which some farms find themselves;

Amendment 87 #

Eric ANDRIEU, Jean-Paul DENANOT, José BOVÉ, Marc TARABELLA, Momchil NEKOV

Motion for a resolution
Recital M

M. whereas the protection afforded to certain animal species under the Habitats Directive has in all regions led to increased attacks on herds of sheep and goats by wolves, bears and lynxes, thus worsening the precarious situation in which some farms find themselves;

Amendment 88 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital M

M. whereas the protection afforded to certain animal species under the Habitats Directive has led to increased attacks on herds of sheep and goats by wolves, bears ~~and lynxe~~, lynxes and above all feral dogs, thus worsening the precarious situation in which some farms find themselves;

Amendment 89 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital M

M. whereas the protection afforded to certain animal species under the Habitats Directive has led to increased attacks on herds of sheep and goats by wolves, bears ~~and~~, lynxes and feral dogs, thus worsening the precarious situation in which some farms find themselves;

Amendment 9 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 c (new)

- having regard to the conclusions of the Dutch Ombudsman in her 2012 report on the government’s approach to Q fever and in her 2017 study on the lessons learned by the Netherlands Government from the Q fever epidemic,

Amendment 90 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital M

M. whereas the protection afforded to certain animal species under the Habitats Directive has led to increased attacks on herds of sheep and goats by wolves, jackals, bears and lynxes, thus worsening the precarious situation in which some farms find themselves;

Amendment 91 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital M

M. whereas the protection afforded to certain animal species under the Habitats Directive has led to increased attacks on herds of sheep and goats by wolves, bears, lynxes and ~~lyn~~foxes, thus worsening the precarious situation in which some farms find themselves;

Amendment 92 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)

Ma. whereas large predators have an instinctive wariness of humans and human activity and prefer to look for food in forest habitats; whereas people hunting in forests can change population dynamics of deer and other herbivores, so overhunting and lack of prey can also be a factor driving the predators to hunt outside their preferred forest ranges; other factors may include changes in the structure of the forest, for example due to timber extraction, so it can support smaller numbers of larger herbivorous prey;

Amendment 93 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)

Ma. whereas wolves are highly mobile large predators and will quickly repopulate vacated territories after culling, as long as there is a (re)population flow from their core species range; whereas a new pack can be less wary of human activity or can be even more aggressive predators of livestock than the ones they replaced, so predation management should seek to deter individuals and elicit cautious behaviours of habilitated packs;

Amendment 94 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)

Ma. whereas local authorities have the responsibility to minimise conflict for resources and mediate between different interest groups; whereas authorities and land managers in general including farmers, foresters and hunters have a responsibility to sustainably manage the landscape level population dynamics of species in the territories;

Amendment 95 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)

Ma. whereas mobile milking facilities and slaughterhouses or setting up of such facilities on the spot are important and necessary for easing the production of products of sheep and goat husbandry; whereas in some member states there are very few slaughterhouses, which hinders the development of the sectors in them;

Amendment 96 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)

Ma. whereas predators and large carnivores have in some regions of the European Union attained good conservation status; whereas the introduction of the possibility to amend the protection status of species in particular regions should be taken into account as soon as the desired conservation status is reached;

Amendment 97 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)

Ma. whereas vaccination of sheep and goats not only protects Member States’ flocks against cross-border diseases but also helps to mitigate the effects of antimicrobial resistance; whereas the cheaper cost of antimicrobials exacerbates this problem;

Amendment 98 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)

Ma. whereas sheep and goat farming are largely extensive by nature, resulting in direct contact with wild animals whose state of health cannot be guaranteed;

Amendment 99 #